TINEIDJE. 475 



Labial palpi moderate, obliquely ascendiiiG;, second joint densely 

 clothed with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint short, 

 scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibijc shortly 

 rough-soaled above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 

 7 to costa, 11 from towards base. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, 

 cilia I ; 2 remote, 3-7 tolerably parallel. 

 Of rather doubtful affinity; 



Psephologa centrogramma, n. sp. 



(S 2 • 18-19 mm. Head, palpi, thorax ochreous-whitish. Fore- 

 wings rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse-pointed, 

 termen very obliquely rounded ; white or ochreous-whitish, all 

 veins sufFusedly lined greyish-ochreous ; series of irregular blackish- 

 grey dots beneath anterior half of costa, close above and below fold, 

 round apical part of costa and along dorsum and termen, and two 

 or three scattered dots in disc : cilia white, median and apical 

 greyish lines sprinkled black. Hindwings grey- whitish, veins finely 

 greyish ; cilia white. 



Mesopotamia, Shergafc, at light, April (F. II. Rao); 2 ex. 



Hapsifera baliopsamma, n. sp. 



cT . 23-25 mm. Head, thorax pale ochreous irregularly spotted 

 blackish-grey irroration. Palpi ochreous irroratcd blackish. Fore- 

 wings rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 very obliquely rounded ; 2 and 3 separate, 8 and 9 out of 7 ; palo 

 browuish-ochreous, irregularly speckled dark fuscous, tending to 

 form indistinct strigulation, and tinged pale greyish suffusion ; 

 numerous dark fuscous dots and small spots along costa ; pale 

 ochreous tufts edged posteriorly blackish dots representing stigmata, 

 plical slightly beyond first discal, an additional tuft beneath second 

 discal, and one towards costa at 4 ; similar small tufts and black 

 dots along termen and posterior part of dorsum : cilia pale ochreous, 

 barred greyish, base sprinkled dark fuscous specks. Hindwings 

 rather dark grey ; cilia pale ochreous, a grey subbasal shade. 



Mesopotamia, Shergat, at light, April {Y. R. Rao) ; 2 ex. 



^ SCHEDIASTIS, n. g. 



Head densely rough-haired; ocelli posterior; tongue obsolete. 

 Antennae f, in c? strongly fasciculate-ciliated, fascicles on basal 

 half rising on one side from slender paired filaments, basal joint 

 tufted with long hairs. Labial palpi moderate, snbascending, 

 second joint tufted beneath with long dense projecting hairscales, 

 with two or three lateral bristles at apex, terminal joint about as 

 long as second, slender, loosely scaled, obtuse. Maxillary palpi 

 short, simple (apparently). Forewings 2 from towards angle, 5 and 

 6 short-stalked, 7 absent, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, 

 elongate- ovate, cilia | ; 3 and 4 approximated at base, 5-7 nearly 

 parallel. 



Near Barbaroscardia. 



